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1122. * PREW, ETTA BELLE (KIM- BALL) b NL, June 27, 1885 ch of Ed- ward Wyman & Ola Eunice (Goings) Kimball (680 & 687). Res NL 1885; 1889- 92; since 1922. Went from NL to Webster, 1885, & returned to NL from there, 1889; went from NL to Sutton, 1892; returned to NL from Newbury, 1922. Att Sutton
& Lowell (Mass.) school & Lowell (Mass.) night school. m Nashua, Sept. 14, 1907 Charles Melvin Prew (1119) of Lowell, Mass.
1123. * PUTNEY, CHARLES F. farmer b NL, June 7, 1857; d before 1935. Ch of Henry & Lucy (Davis) Putney (1125 & 1126). Tax-payer NL 1900-26 & res NL 1857-1900 at least. Charter member Heid- elberg Lodge; Crystal Rebekah Lodge. m NL, Dec. 26, 1894 Martha Lucretia Pin- gree* of NL; b NL, Aug. 29, 1853; d NL, Oct. 20, 1903; ch of Nathan D. & Mary E. (Sargent) Pingree & sister of John Dole* (1064) & of Ransom (1068). No ch.
1124. * PUTNEY, GEORGE M. farmer b NL, July 25, 1852; d NL, Nov. 21, 1936. Ch of Henry Wells & Lucy P. (Davis) Putney (1125 & 1126). Res NL 1852-1936. Un-married.
1125. * PUTNEY, HENRY WELLS farmer b NL, Nov. 9, 1824; d NL, Jan. 1, 1913. Ch of Joseph & Anna (Sargent) Putney. Res NL 1824-1913. m March 5, 1850 Lucy P. Davis* (1126) of NL. Henry & Lucy had 4 ch: (1) Augustus L. b NL, Dec. 26, 1850; d NL, Oct. 3, 1890; farm worker; (2) George M. (1124); (3) Charles F. (1123) ; (4) Alfred H. b NL, Feb. 25, 1859; d Concord, June 21, 1934; m Mary Addie Quimby of Hill & had Laura H. & Girney A. b before 1899.
1126. * PUTNEY, LUCY P. (DAVIS) b NL, Aug. 2, 1824; d NL, April 7, 1914. Ch of Adam & Polly (Flint) Davis. m March 5, 1850 Henry Wells Putney* (1125) of NL.
1127. * QUACKENBOS, CAROLINE DUNCAN b NYC, April 11, 1877 ch of John Duncan Quackenbos, MD & Laura Amelia (Pinckney) (1129). Legal res of NL 1933-49. Att Graham Sch., NYC. Episcopalian. Now res Asheville, N.C.
1128. * QUACKENBOS, GEORGE PAYN, PHD prof., classical languages, CCNY b NYC, April 24, 1879; d Yonk- ers, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1947. Ch of John Duncan Quackenbos, MD & Laura Amelia (Pinckney) (1129). Legal res of NL 1905-46. Halsey Sch., NYC; AB, MA, & PhD, Columbia U. Taught 47 years at CCNY; translator of Sanskrit poems of Mayura. Episcopalian. Member Holland Soc .; chmn., Red Cross, Crestwood Div., Westchester Cy., N.Y. m Chestnut Hill, Mass., Oct. 30, 1915 Marjorie Cordingley (1130) of Chestnut Hill, Mass. George & Marjorie had 3 ch: (1) John Duncan II b Mt. Vernon, N. Y., March 20, 1917; emp. Gen. Radio Corp .; Colgate U., '37; member Phi Beta Kappa & Holland Soc .; m Marguerite Elizabeth Hall, sec'y, of Scarsdale, N. Y., & has George Payn, II & Barbara Ann; now res Wayland, Mass .; (2) Mary Oliver b Mt. Vernon, N. Y.,
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June 13, 1920; Yonkers (N. Y.) HS & Mt. Holyoke Col .; m Rev. Arthur Jameson Monk, Episcopal clergyman, of Brooklyn, N. Y .; now res Yalesville, Conn .; (3) Mar- jorie Pinckney b Bronxville, N. Y., Dec. 16, 1923; att Wells Col. & grad. Barnard Col .; m Paul Lieber Adams, teacher, of Danville, Ky., & has Christine Beata Lieber; now res Greensboro, N. C.
1129. * QUACKENBOS, JOHN DUN- CAN, M.D. physician, author b NYC, April 22, 1848; d NL, Aug. 1, 1926. Ch of George Payn & Louise B. (Duncan) Quackenbos. Legal res of NL 1897-1926. Pvt. sch., NYC; Columbia Col., 1868, AM, 1871; MD, Col. of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia, 1871. Teacher of English & Prof. of Rhetoric, Columbia U., 24 yrs .; helped found Barnard Col .; chair of rhetoric created for him. After retiring as prof., took up active practice of medi- cine; especially interested in psychological med .; author of some 30 books-texts (rhe- toric) & psychological studies. Episco- palian. Member: NY Academy of Med .; NY Academy of Sciences; NH Med. Soc .; Am. Fisheries Soc .; Colonial Wars; Hol- land Soc .; Am. Wars. m NYC, June 28, 1871 Laura Amelia Pinckney* of NYC; b NYC, Aug. 26, 1852; d NYC, Nov. 26, 1909; ch of Theodore Ward & Caroline Matilda (Cockrane) Pinckney. John & Laura had 4 ch: (1) Alice Pinckney b NYC, Sept. 29, 1872; d Greensboro, N. C., July 18, 1948; att Graham Sch., NYC; m Ralph Bolles Coit, insurance actuary, of NYC; no ch; soprano soloist & choir member 40 yrs .; Regent, DAR; (2) Caroline Duncan (1127); (3) George Payn (1128); (4) Katharine b NYC, May 17, 1896; Graham Sch., NYC, & Barnard Col., '17; m Harlow Bates Spencer, stock broker, of St. Louis, Mo., (now d); au- thor of magazine articles of all types; espe- cially interested in astrological studies & author, The Zodiac Looks Westward, 1943; now res Asheville, N.C.
1130. QUACKENBOS, MARJORIE (CORDINGLEY) b Dorchester, Mass., Nov. 23, 1888 ch of William Robert & Mary Oliver (Wade) Cordingley. Summer res NL since shortly after 1900 & legal res NL for some yrs. ff. m. Episcopalian. Pres. of Altar Guild, St. John's Church, Colonial Hts., Tuckahoe, N. Y., 14 yrs. Member: Crestwood Women's Club; NE Soc. of Women, Bronxville, N. Y. m Chestnut Hill, Mass., Oct. 30, 1915 George Payn Quackenbos* (1128) of NYC. Marjorie C. Quackenbos now res Tuckahoe 7, N. Y.
1131. QUEEN, CHARLES chef b Ed- inburgh, Scotland, March 23, 1902 ch of Charles & Rebecca (Crossland) Queen. Res NL since 1932. Came to NL from Dorchester, Mass., 1932. Att Lawrence (Mass.) HS. Emp. at NL Inn, CJC, & during summers at Soo-Nipi Lodge, Camp
Interlaken, & Red Gables. Member Fire Co. 8 or 9 yrs. Member: King Solomon's Lodge, Heidelberg Lodge, Martha Chap- ter, OES, & NL Grange. m Windham, Jan. 18, 1930 Lililan Jane Seavey (1130) of Windham. Charles & Lililan have 1 ch: James Crossland b July 11, 1939.
1132. QUEEN LILLIAN JANE (SEA- VEY) x-ray technician b Derry, May 24, 1898 ch of Dana George & Clara Emma (Aikene) Seavey. Res NL since 1932. Came to NL from Dorchester, Mass., 1932. Pinkerton Academy (Derry), '17; att MacIntosh Commercial Sch. (Law- rence, Mass.) & Nashua Mem. Hosp; special courses in x-ray technology at CJC & Mary Hitchcock Hosp., Hanover. Dis- trict nursing at Nashua & at Lowell, Mass .; also emp. as pvt. duty nurse & in Dr's offices. Member: Congregational Church, Londonderry; Martha Chapter, OES; Crystal Rebekah Lodge; NL Grange; King's Daughters. m Windham, Jan. 18, 1930 Charles Queen (1131) of Windham.
1133. QUIMBY, EMILY BELLE (MC- DOWELL) (FARNUM) b Freedom, Me., c. 1879 ch of August & Emily B. (Pigeon) McDowell. m (2) NL, Feb. 4, 1912 Fred C. Quimby* (1134) of NL. Believed to be still living in Penacook but letter re- turned by PO in July, '51. (nfda)
1134. * QUIMBY, FRED C. carpenter b Springfield, Sept. 2, 1883; d Bethlehem, Nov. 14, 1917. Ch of Henry & Mary Ann (Little) Quimby (1136 & 1137). Res NL as a boy & taxpayer 1905-17. m NL, Feb. 4, 1912 Emily Belle (McDowell) Farnum (1133) of Franklin. No ch b in NL. (nfda)
1135. * QUIMBY, GEORGE HOLDEN carpenter; mill worker b Springfield, March 14, 1885 ch of Henry E. & Mary Ann (Little) Quimby (1136 & 1137). Res NL 1890-1916; 1929-32. Baptist. Member IOOF & Grange. m 4 times: (1) NL, Feb. 28, 1907 Emma L. Manley (cf. 1090) of Wilmot; (2) Sutton, Nov. 29, 1916 Beatrice Nye* (cf. 1004) of NL; (3) Sutton, June 24, 1922 Lena Stone of Epsom; ch of Fred & Lena (Richard) Stone; (4) Newbury, Oct. 17, 1936 Edith (Applebee) Burnham of Sutton; b White- field, Nov. 9, 1893 ch of Walter & Etta M. (Staples) Applebee; Episcopalian & member Grange & King's Daughters. George & Lena had 2 ch: (1) Evelyn Mary b Short Falls, July 22, 1924; m (1) Garfield H. Trudeau, laborer, of Mid- dlebury, Vt., & had Marie Eva & Servilla Faith & m (2) Owen Ray Forest & has Jeraldine Anja; (2) Forrest Holden b Lit- tle Winsor, March 23, 1927; served USN -enlisted June, 1944 & disch. Jan., 1948 as S 1 /c; m Alice Lorraine Hill of Oak- land, Cal., & has Evelyn Ann & Patricia Lorraine; now res No. Sutton. George & Edith adopted Servilla Faith Trudeau
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(above) b NL, Oct. 21, 1943. George Quimby now res Sutton.
1136. * QUIMBY, HENRY E. carpen- ter & builder b NL, June 26, 1852; d NL, May 13, 1925. Ch of Timothy & Eliza (Davis) Quimby. Res NL 1852 -??; 1890- 1914. Returned to NL from Hanover, 1890. m Sept. 2, 1876 Mary Ann Little* (1137) of Sutton. Henry & Mary Ann had 10 ch: (1) Mabel E. (164); (2) Ar- lettie E. b Oct. 27, 1878; d NL, June 5, 1951; m Arthur Merrill, carpenter; no ch; (3) Edward H. b Jan. 13, 1881; m Esta Pearl Walker (cf. 1444) & has had Veronica (m), Reginald (d), Virginia (m), Leroy (m), & Edward; now res Claremont; (4) Fred C. (1134); (5) George Holden (1135); (6) Nellie M. b March 18, 1887; d No. Sutton, April 14, 1917; (7) Amy C. (998); (8) Annie May b NL, April 9, 1895; m Shirley Call* (cf. 161) & has Dorothy May, Leon (m) Irene (m), Helen (m), Betty Jane (m), & Rich- ard; now res Sutton; (9) Ernest Holden b NL, July 29, 1897; d Claremont, Nov. 30, 1950; carpenter; (10) Servilla C. b NL, March 23, 1900; d NL, April 6, 1906.
1137. * QUIMBY, MARY ANN (LIT- TLE) b Sutton, April 9, 1861; d NL, Jan. 3, 1936. Ch of John Chellis & Mary Ann (Baker) Little. Res NL 1890-1914. Came to NL from Hanover, 1890. m Sept. 2, 1876 Henry E. Quimby* (1136).
1138. QUIMBY, NANCY J. (RUS- SELL) b Springfield; d NL, March 29, 1904, ae. 65-0-5. Widowed at time of death. Tax-payer NL 1902-03. Wife of Jacob Quimby. Their daughter, Mae m (2) Concord, Jan. 3, 1903 Edgar B. Mc- Loskey, liveryman, of Meredith. Mae b Springfield c. 1873. (nfda)
1139. QUINTELL, EDWARD G. Tax- payer NL 1914; 1918-23. (nfda)
1140. *RAITT, ELNORA BELL (CALL) (YERXA) home-maker; tel. op- erator b NL, Nov. 2, 1878 ch of Jonas Franklin Pierce & Ida Mary (Kimball) Call (161 & 160). Res NL 1878-1881; 1891-1931. Went from NL to Webster, 1881 & to Sunapee, 1931; came to NL from Warner, 1891. Att CA. m 2 times: (1) Laconia, Nov. 23, 1926 Richard Cook Yerxa (1555) of NL; (2) Eliot, Me., May 12, 1936 George William Raitt of Eliot, Me .; b Eliot, Me., May 14, 1885; d Eliot, Me., Dec. 22, 1945; ch of Charles A. & Carrie L. (Frye) Raitt; millwright; machinist at Kidder Press, Dover until his death. Elnora Raitt now res Eliot, Me.
1141. RANINIA, CHARLES Tax-payer NL 1902-11. Worked for CE Shepard. (nfda)
1142. RASMUSSEN, CHRISTIAN Tax- payer NL 1908-12. (nfda)
1143. * RAY, IDELLA ABBIE (GILE) b Grafton, May 28, 1859; d NL, May 31, 1944. Ch of David & Matilda (Howe) Gile. Res NL 1889-1944. Came to NL from Grafton, 1889. Att Grafton schools & Kearsarge Sch. of Practice. Taught school, Grafton, 2 or 3 yrs. Former mem- ber of Good Templars of Wilmot. m Leb- anon, May 1, 1889 Lowell Loammi Ray* (1144) of NL.
1144. * RAY, LOWELL LOAMMI blacksmith b NL, July 9, 1854; d NL, April 15, 1930. Ch of Asa & Mary Elzina (Wood) Ray (1147). Res NL 1854-1930. Att NL district school. Member NL Bap- tist Church. m 3 times: (1) Mrs. Favor; (2) Oct. 13, 1886 Clara G. Ellis* of NL; b NL, April 15, 1869; d (at birth of child) NL, Aug. 12, 1887; ch of John H. & Mary A. (Hoffman) Ellis; (3) Lebanon, May 1, 1889 Idella Abbie Gile* (1143) of Grafton. Lowell & Clara had 1 ch, a baby boy b & d, Aug. 12, 1887 at NL. Lowell & Idella had 2 ch: (1) Willie Seaver (1149); (2) Weston Laverne (1148).
1145. RAY, MARIE LOUISE (PARK- ER) reg. nurse b Laconia, Dec. 28, 1906; d NL, Sept. 15, 1951. Ch of Harry Burn- ham & Elizabeth Rachel (Phillips) Parker. Res NL 1928-51. Came to NL from Con- cord, 1928. Concord HS, '24; Mary Hitch- cock Memorial Hosp., Hanover, '27. Emp. Carrie Wright Hosp., Newport before coming to NL where she was a pvt. duty & operating room nurse. Episcopalian. Member NL Womans Club & Crystal Re- bekah Lodge. m NL, March 30, 1938 Weston Laverne Ray* (1148) of NL.
1146. * RAY, MARTIN LUTHER car- penter; farmer b NL, July 19, 1852; d Concord, April 4, 1933. Ch of Asa & Mary Elzina (Wood) Ray (1147). Att NL district school. Member NL Cadet Band. m NL, Nov. 7, 1886 Cynthia N. Putney* of NL; b NL, Oct. 6, 1861; d NL, Aug. 1, 1887; ch of Ebenezer Sargent & Ruth (Nichols) Putney. No ch. Martin L. Ray res NL all his life.
1147. * RAY, MARY ELZINA (WOOD) b Sutton, Oct. 22, 1820; d NL, Nov. 5, 1906. Ch of Stillman & Hannah (Davis) Wood. Res NL 1839-1906. Skilled rug maker. m May 5, 1839 Asa Ray* of NL; b NL, Sept. 25, 1816; d NL, April 28, 1879; ch of William & Ruth (Harriman) Ray; blacksmith & at one time had shoe shop as well. Mary & Asa had 8 ch: (1) Stillman b NL, Sept. 24, 1840; d Leo- minster, Mass., March 27, 1916; black- smith; m Mary R. Lawrence of Antrim (now d) & had Edwin (d) & Mamie (m) ; (2) Reuben b NL, Nov. 8, 1842; d Keene; blacksmith; m Addie Lawrence of An- trim (now d) & had Howard (m & d) & Hazel (m) ; mil. service Civil War: served with 11th NHV, wounded at Spottsyl- vania, appointed sgt., mustered out June,
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1865; (3) Augusta (532); (4) Dolly Jane b NL, April 6, 1847; d Belmont, Mass., May 26, 1932; m William F. Porter of Acworth (now d) & had Ernest (m & d) & Maud (m); (5) Sarah Abby b NL, July 29, 1849; d Middleboro, Mass .; m John F. Chadwick, merchant, of Sutton & had Ethel & LeRoy; (6) Martin Luther (1146); (7) Lowell Loammi (1144); (8) Laura Elizabeth Frances b NL, June 8, 1857; d NL, Oct. 2, 1892; m Anthony Colby Philbrick (1039) of NL.
1148. * RAY, WESTON LAVERNE school janitor b NL, Dec. 5, 1895 ch of Lowell Loammi & Idella Abbie (Gile) Ray (1144 & 1143). Res NL since 1895. Att CA. Formerly emp. as store clerk. PNG, Heidelberg Lodge, IOOF. m NL, March 30, 1938 Marie Louise Parker (1145) of NL. No ch.
1149. * RAY, WILLIE SEAVER painter b NL, Nov. 5, 1892 ch of Lowell Loammi & Idella Abbie (Gile) Ray (1144 & 1143). Res NL since 1892. Att CA. Member NL Baptist Church; sec'y, Heidelberg Lodge, IOOF & PNG; Rebekah. Never married.
1150. RAYNO, (ARTHUR) LOUIS b Jewett City, Conn., June 17, 1893; d NL, Oct. 7, 1938. Tax-payer NL 1924-38. Ch of Oliver & Sarah (Goyette) Rayno. Mil. service WWI: April 26, 1918 to April 10, 1919 in AEF, France June 23, 1918 to March 30, 1919. Member: IOOF, Am. Legion, & MW of A. m Ruth Pillsbury (1151). Operated garage Low Plain.
1151. RAYNO, RUTH (PILLSBURY) b Sutton, March 11, 1900 ch of Herbert L. & Lena M. Pillsbury. CA, '17. Wife of (Arthur) Louis Rayno (1150). Since her husband's death Mrs. Rayno has been emp. as a companion & in Emmons' Store, Concord. Ruth Rayno now res Concord, but is a legal res of NL.
1152. REID, AMELIA (OLMSTED) b St. Paul, Minn., ch of Charles Edward Dennison & Ellen (Dwight) Olmsted. Res NL since 1938. Came to NL from New Rochelle, N. Y., 1938. BA, Mt. Holyoke Col., 1906. Teacher, Miss Dana's Sch., Morristown, N. J., 1907-10. Bd. member, NL Hosp., 1945-49. Member: Madison Ave. Presbyterian Church, N.Y.C .; Col- lege Club of Boston; Women's Nat'l Rep. Club; past pres. Mt. Holyoke Alumnae of N. Y .; past pres., Mothers Club of New Rochelle; chmn. NL Branch NH League of Arts & Crafts; pres. NL Garden Club, 1950-51. Trustee, Webber Col., Babson Park, Fla., since 1946. m Wellesley Hills, Mass., Nov. 26, 1910 John Reid, Jr. of N. Y. C .; b Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., July 17, 1879; d New Rochelle, N. Y., June 20, 1936; ch of John & Mary (Jameson) Reid; NYU, 1900; lawyer; partner Butler, Wyckoff, & Reid. Amelia & John had 4 ch: (1) Ellen Dwight b N. Y. C., Nov. 15, 1911; att Les Fougeres, Switzerland,
Mt. Holyoke Col., & Barnard Col .; teach- er of French, 1933-34; member Mt. Hol- yoke Alumnae Assn. & Akron (O.) League of Women Voters; m Anthony Dey East- man, personnel director, B. F. Goodrich Co., of Akron, O., & has Anne Olmsted, Dwight Reid, John Reid & Susan Cheney; now res Akron, O .; (2) Mary Hastings b N. Y. C., June 20, 1913; att Rye Coun- try Day Sch., Les Fougeres, Switzerland & grad Sarah Lawrence Col., '34; m Cur- tis Berrien, advertising executive, of Bronxville, N. Y., & has Polly Price & Curtis Reid; now res Geneva, Ill .; (3) John III (1154); (4) Sarah Olmsted (1157).
1153. REID, KENNETH farmer b Bat- tle Creek, Mich. Tax-payer NL 1941-47. Wife: Rilla (Ford) Reid (1156). Ken- neth & Rilla have had several ch of whom the 3rd was b NL, Aug. 6, 1943, John Charles. Believed to have removed to Hudson but unknown there Aug., 1949. (nfda)
1154. REID, JOHN III special rep., Internat'l B. F. Goodrich Co. b New Rochelle, N. Y., April 8, 1915 ch of John Reid, Jr. (1313) & Amelia (Olm- sted) (1152). Res NL since 1938, for some yrs. maintaining a legal res. Att Rye Country Day Sch., Choate Sch., Le- Rosey (Rolle, Switzerland), Harvard Col., U. of Grenoble (France); BA, Amherst Col., '38. Mil. service WWII: USN, 1940- 47; Lt. Comm., Navy Supply Corps, So. Pacific; awarded Purple Heart twice. m Boston, Mass., July 20, 1946 Elizabeth Marshall of Boston, Mass .; b July 25, 1914 ch of James H. & Marjorie (Curtiss) Mar- shall; att May & Erskine Schools; mem- ber Vincent Club & Junior League of Boston; Red Cross Club Director, India, 1943-45. John & Elizabeth have 1 ch: Susan Curtiss b Boston, Mass., May 26, 1948. John Reid III now res Bogota, Co- lombia.
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1156. REID, RILLA (FORD) b Dan- bury. Wife of Kenneth Reid (1153). (nfda)
1157. REID, SARAH OLMSTED mo- tor corps cadet, Institute of Living (Hart- ford, Conn.) b New Rochelle, N. Y., Oct. 23. 1920 ch of John Reid, Jr. & Amelia (Olmsted) (1152). Res. NL since 1938. Att Nightingale-Bamford Sch., N. Y. C., Rye Country Day Sch .; AA, CJC & grad. Nursery Trng. Sch., Boston, Mass. Formerly emp. as nursery sch. teacher. During WWII: Red Cross Staff Asst., United Nations Service Club, Wash- ington, D. C.
1158. REIVO, PHEBE DWIGHT (WALLACE) b Cleveland, O., Aug. 24, 1923 ch of Lindsey Hugh & Catharine Lansing (Tracy) Wallace (cf. 572, 1249
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& 1296). Res NL since 1944, for some yrs. maintaining a legal res. Came to NL from Cleveland, O., 1944. Att Laurel Sch., Arlington Hall Jr. Col., & Mary Lyon Jr. Col. Before m emp. Box Office, NL Players, as sec'y to Ann F. Pardy (1911), & as library asst. m NL, Sept. 30, 1949 Aaro Emil Reivo of Newport; b Newport, c. 1921, ch of Frank Emil & Milda (Peltonen) Reivo; grad. UNH; of- fice eng., United Eng. & Constructors, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. Prebe & Aaro have 1 ch: Carolyn Phebe b Hanover, July 18, 1950.
1159. REMINGTON, EARL L. b Hol- liston, Mass., c. 1892 ch of Henry E. & Bessie (Greenwood) Remington. Tax-pay- er NL 1914-20. m 2 times: (1) Wilmot Oct. 15, 1913 Bernice Margaret Brock of Andover; b Danbury, c. 1897, ch of Charles & Olive M. J. (Cilley) Brock; (2) in 1923 Martha Philbrick; b Sutton, ch of Frank & Ella (Andrews) Philbrick. The birth of a 1st ch to Earl & Martha Remington is recorded in NL: Hazel Martha b Dec. 12, 1924; m Alton Sholes (1286) & has Alton Leroy, Jr. & David Forest; now res Wilmot. Earl Remington now res Wilmot.
1160. REYNOLDS, ETHEL (BAS- SETT) (GAY) Ch of Henry L. & Ruby F. (Cole) Bassett. m 2 times: (1) E. Providence, R. I., Oct. 11, 1905 Frank Gay* (461) of NL; (2) Reynolds. (nfda)
1161. RICE, JOHN b Lyndonville, Vt., ch of John & Sarah A. (Joyce) Rice. Tax-payer NL 1935-42. m Newport, Aug. 24, 1940 Evelyn L. Batchelder of NL; b Loudon, ch of Otis & Olive G. (De- meritt) Batchelder. No ch b NL. (nfda)
1162. RICH, ANNA ELLEN (GAY) b NL, Feb. 8, 1910 ch of Fred Baxter & Kitty Agnes (Drown) Gay* (462 & 465). Res NL since 1910 except for yrs. 1930-2 in Arlington, Mass. CA, '27; att UNH. Member: NL Baptist Church; pres. Wom- ans Aid, 1945-46; pres. Hosp. Aid, 1940 & 1942; director, NL Service Organiza- tion; NL Grange. Girl Scout Leader. m NL, May 31, 1930 Kenneth Merton Rich (1163) of Arlington, Mass.
1163. RICH, KENNETH MERTON NH highway patrolman b Maplewood, Mass., May 22, 1907 ch of Albert Merton & Emily (Smith) Rich. Res NL since 1932. Came to NL from Arlington, Mass., 1932. Att Melrose (Mass.) HS; CA, '25; att U. of Mass. Mil. service WWII: CPO, 539th Sea Bees, USNR, Pacific Theater, 21/2 yrs. Member: NL Fire Co. Member: NL Baptist Church; master NL Grange 1941-2 & 1947-8; King Solomon's Lodge; Am. Legion. Scoutmaster, Troop 71, NL. m NL, May 31, 1930 Anna Ellen Gay (1162) of NL. Kenneth & Anna have 3
ch: (1) Frederick Baxter b NL, Aug. 31, 1933; NLHS '51 & now att UNH; (2) Kenneth Merton, Jr. b NL, Dec. 26, 1934; NLHS, class of '52; (3) Gay Ellen b NL, Jan. 26, 1937.
1164. * RICHARDS, FLORA BELLE (MORGAN) house-keeper b NL, Sept. 26, 1859; d Concord, April 11, 1944. Ch of Belden & Susan A. (Merrill) Morgan (958). Res NL 1859-1944 except for yrs. 1884-94 which were spent in Sutton. Att West Part sch. m NL, March 18, 1884 James B. Richards (now d). No ch.
1165. RICHARDSON, LENA ELEA- NOR house-worker b Surry, Nov. 28, 1915 ch of Fred Elroy & Alma (Clay- wood) Richardson. Res NL since 1928. Came to NL from Keene, 1928. Att NL schools. 4H member 4 yrs .; att 4H camp, Durham, 1 session. Since coming to NL Lena Richardson has made her home with Mr. & Mrs. Fred Knowlton* (710 & 701).
1166. RICHARDSON, MARY EUNICE b Illyria, West Union Cy., Iowa Aug. 6, 1856; d NL, Jan. 17, 1937. Ch of Sar- gent H. & Maria Eunice (Woodward) Richardson & sister of Minnie (Richard- son) Adams* (12). Res NL 1897-1937. Came to NL from Franklin, c. 1897. Att West Union Cy., Iowa schools. Employed hosiery mills at Franklin over 20 yrs .; housekeeper for Frank Knowlton* (709) 30 yrs. until his death in 1933. Member: Franklin & later NL Baptist Church - church school teacher, Missionary Soc., Bible Class, King's Daughters, Womans Aid. Deeply religious & devoted to church activities. Excellent cook. Never married.
1167. RIDDELL, HENRIETTA Tax- payer NL since 1946. With her sister (600) proprietor of a gift shop next to the Edgewood.
1168. RIPLEY, ELIZABETH (BLAKE) illustrator b New Haven, Conn., June 9, 1906 ch of James K. & Helen (Putnam) Blake. Res NL since 1943. Came to NL from New Haven, Conn., 1943. AB, Smith Col., '28; Art Students League, NYC. Illustrator of 9 children's books for Oxford University Press & author of book on Leonardo da Vinci (1952); own- er, manager, & designer of Elizabeth Ripley Cliristmas Cards, selling thru out the country; designer of end-papers for Mirror to America; other free lance il- lustrating. Nurse's Aide at NL Hospital through-out WWII & since, member Hosp. Aid Assn.
1169. RIVERS, DOROTHY LOIS (DAVIS) b Lynn, Mass., April 27, 1918 ch of Irving Handy Davis, Jr., & Flavilla (Peak) (319 & 316). Res NL since 1934. Grad NLHS. Tel. operator before m. m Andover, Sept. 3, 1938 Robert W. Rivers (1170) of Andover.
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1170. RIVERS, ROBERT W. 1st Lt, USAF b Andover, Sept. 29, 1916 ch of John A. & Gertrude (Holt) Rivers. Res NL since 1946. Grad Proctor Academy & Keene Teachers Col .; working for mas- ter's degree at UNH. Teacher, Andover HS, 1 yr. & at NLHS, Sept. '50-Spring, '51. Served USAF WWII 1942-45; naviga- tor; served Mediterranean Area & Am. Theater. Recalled to active service, Feb., 1951 & served as navigator-bombadier in Korea for 5 mos., returning to US in March, 1952. m Andover, Sept. 3, 1938 Dorothy Lois Davis (1169) of NL. Robert & Dorothy have 2 ch: (1) Judith b NL, June 24, 1940; (2) Douglas Spencer b NL, March 12, 1951.
1171. * ROBBINS, ELIZA COLBY (BURPEE) b NL, Dec. 14, 1867 ch of Edwin Perley & Rosaline Parasina (Todd) Burpee (148). Res NL since 1867, Att NL schools & CA-selected courses. Mem- ber: NL Baptist Church-church choir & for more than 30 yrs. teacher in church school & sup't (successor to mother) ; 50 yr. member of Grange; Womans Aid; Womans Club; Garden Club. m NL, Jan. 1, 1903 Melville Harlan Robbins (1174) of NL.
1172. ROBBINS, GENEVA ETHEL (BOODY) b Deering, Me., Sept. 23, 1871 ch of Henry Franklin & Lucy Ann (Murray) Boody. Res NL since 1908. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1908. Grad Malden (Mass.) HS. m Malden, Mass., Sept. 8, 1891 Henry Turner Robbins (1173) of Malden, Mass.
1173. ROBBINS, HENRY TURNER master plumber b Malden, Mass., July 24, 1870 ch of Charles Howard & Achsah Maria (Bruce) Robbins. Res NL since 1908. Came to NL from Sunapee, 1908. Grad Malden (Mass.) HS & Trade Sch., Boston, Mass. m Malden, Mass., Sept. 8, 1891 Geneva Ethel Boody (1172) of Mal- den, Mass. Henry & Geneva have had 5 ch: (1) Arthur Howard b Malden, Mass., April 29, 1893; d Melrose, Mass., Oct. 20, 1933; electrician; grad CA '12 & Colby Col .; m Marguerite Hunt, teach- of Newton, Mass., & had Frank (m), Barbara (m), Phillip, Janet (d), & Paul; (2) Edna Boody b Saugus, Mass., Jan. 5, 1895; CA, '13; m Raymond Everett Gardner, storekeeper, of Dan- bury & has a dau. Gene (m); now res Danbury; (3) Gladys Alfreda (239); (4) George Dana b Claremont, Aug. 12, 1905; d Sunapee, March 12, 1906; (5) Elsie Marie (1463).
1174. ROBBINS, MELVILLE HAR- LAN farmer; laborer b Townsend, Oct. 31, 1879 ch of Lewis Harlan & Abbie (Wheeler) Robbins. Res NL since 1902. Came to NL from Mason, 1902. Att Ap- pleton Academy. Capt., Fire Co. Mem- ber: NL Church-usher many years; NL
Grange; King Solomon's Lodge, F & AM. m NL, Jan. 1, 1903 Eliza Colby Burpee* (1171) of NL. No ch.
1175. ROBERTS, ANNABELL (BOOTH) b Medford, Minn., Nov. 5, 1892 ch of Jacob Webster & Kathrine (Robbins) Booth. Res NL since 1912. Came to NL from Revere, Mass., 1912. Att Revere (Mass.) schools. m NL, Sept. 3, 1912 Arthur Daniel Roberts* (1176) of NL.
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